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Counties in Kansas by share of adults with a bachelor's degree

Johnson County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 105 counties in 2023, at 56.9%. Seward County had the lowest, at 12.7%. The median was 23.4% and the figure for Kansas was 35.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest56.9Johnson County
Lowest12.7Seward County
Median23.4105 counties
Kansas35.2History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Johnson CountyJohnson County: 56.9 %56.9Douglas CountyDouglas County: 52 %52Riley CountyRiley County: 48 %48Ellis CountyEllis County: 39.6 %39.6Leavenworth CountyLeavenworth County: 36.6 %36.6Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 36.5 %36.5Greeley CountyGreeley County: 33.5 %33.5Scott CountyScott County: 33.4 %33.4McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 33.1 %33.1Butler CountyButler County: 32.6 %32.6Shawnee CountyShawnee County: 32.3 %32.3Miami CountyMiami County: 32.2 %32.2Crawford CountyCrawford County: 32 %32Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 31.6 %31.6Harvey CountyHarvey County: 31.5 %31.5Clark CountyClark County: 31 %31Thomas CountyThomas County: 30.3 %30.3Nemaha CountyNemaha County: 30.1 %30.1Chase CountyChase County: 29.3 %29.3Saline CountySaline County: 29.1 %29.1Marion CountyMarion County: 28.8 %28.8Trego CountyTrego County: 28.8 %28.8Hodgeman CountyHodgeman County: 28.4 %28.4Decatur CountyDecatur County: 27.8 %27.8Lyon CountyLyon County: 27.7 %27.7Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 27.6 %27.6Graham CountyGraham County: 27.4 %27.4Morris CountyMorris County: 27.3 %27.3Barber CountyBarber County: 27.1 %27.1Sumner CountySumner County: 26.7 %26.7Logan CountyLogan County: 26.7 %26.7Wabaunsee CountyWabaunsee County: 26.7 %26.7Pratt CountyPratt County: 26.6 %26.6Stafford CountyStafford County: 26.3 %26.3Grant CountyGrant County: 25.6 %25.6Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 25.4 %25.4Republic CountyRepublic County: 25.4 %25.4Franklin CountyFranklin County: 25.3 %25.3Sherman CountySherman County: 25.1 %25.1Gray CountyGray County: 24.9 %24.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Johnson County56.9+0.2 pts
2Douglas County52-0.3 pts
3Riley County48+0.1 pts
4Ellis County39.6+0.8 pts
5Leavenworth County36.6+1.1 pts
6Pottawatomie County36.5-1.3 pts
7Greeley County33.5+4.7 pts
8Scott County33.4+13.5 pts
9McPherson County33.1+1.7 pts
10Butler County32.6+0.6 pts
11Shawnee County32.3+0.6 pts
12Miami County32.2+1.6 pts
13Crawford County32+1.1 pts
14Sedgwick County31.6-0.2 pts
15Harvey County31.5+0.8 pts
16Clark County31+4.9 pts
17Thomas County30.3+3.8 pts
18Nemaha County30.1+1.9 pts
19Chase County29.3+2.8 pts
20Saline County29.1+0.9 pts
21Marion County28.8+1.1 pts
22Trego County28.8+3.8 pts
23Hodgeman County28.4-2.1 pts
24Decatur County27.8+3 pts
25Lyon County27.7+1 pts
26Kiowa County27.6+2.3 pts
27Graham County27.4+3 pts
28Morris County27.3-0.6 pts
29Barber County27.1+3.5 pts
30Sumner County26.7+2.8 pts
31Logan County26.70 pts
32Wabaunsee County26.7+1.5 pts
33Pratt County26.6-1.3 pts
34Stafford County26.3+0.2 pts
35Grant County25.6+5.4 pts
36Mitchell County25.4-3.4 pts
37Republic County25.4-1.1 pts
38Franklin County25.3+1.4 pts
39Sherman County25.1-0.9 pts
40Gray County24.9+3.1 pts
41Lane County24.6+4.7 pts
42Jefferson County24.6+0.1 pts
42Smith County24.6+1.5 pts
44Geary County24.4+0.5 pts
45Bourbon County24.3+0.6 pts
46Ottawa County24.3+0.6 pts
46Rice County24.3+0.6 pts
48Cowley County24.3-0.2 pts
48Sheridan County24.3-0 pts
50Rooks County24+1.3 pts
51Kingman County23.8-0.5 pts
52Stanton County23.7+6.3 pts
53Clay County23.4-3 pts
54Washington County23.3+0.8 pts
55Osborne County23-0.1 pts
56Ness County23+2.1 pts
57Atchison County22.9+0.8 pts
58Meade County22.8-1.2 pts
59Wallace County22.7-3.3 pts
60Woodson County22.6+1.5 pts
61Linn County22.5+0.4 pts
62Cloud County22.4-0 pts
63Phillips County22.3+2.2 pts
64Haskell County22.2+6.4 pts
65Ellsworth County22.1+1.2 pts
66Dickinson County21.9-1.6 pts
67Neosho County21.8+0.7 pts
68Barton County21.7-0 pts
68Harper County21.7+4.2 pts
70Cheyenne County21.6-0.6 pts
71Lincoln County21.5-2.2 pts
72Rush County21.5+2 pts
73Doniphan County21.5+2.6 pts
74Montgomery County21.3+1.2 pts
75Allen County21.3+1.7 pts
76Wilson County21.3+1.7 pts
77Coffey County21.2-1 pts
78Labette County21.1-1.5 pts
79Jackson County21+0.1 pts
80Osage County21+1 pts
81Gove County21+1.3 pts
82Hamilton County20.8+1.6 pts
83Ford County20.7+0.9 pts
84Edwards County20.7+2.8 pts
85Elk County20.6+2.4 pts
86Reno County20.60 pts
87Wyandotte County20.5+0.5 pts
88Cherokee County20.1+0.3 pts
89Finney County19.7+1.2 pts
90Norton County19.4-1.4 pts
91Comanche County19.2-1.9 pts
92Greenwood County19+3 pts
93Marshall County18.9-1.9 pts
94Wichita County18.8-2.6 pts
95Jewell County18.8+0.4 pts
96Pawnee County18.8+0.4 pts
97Chautauqua County18.4+2.1 pts
98Brown County18.3-1.8 pts
99Russell County18.1-2.1 pts
100Rawlins County17.3-0.2 pts
101Morton County16.6-1 pts
102Stevens County16.2+3.7 pts
103Anderson County15.8+0.6 pts
104Kearny County14.6-2 pts
105Seward County12.7+1.4 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a bachelor's, master's, professional school or doctorate degree, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Excludes associate degrees and college without a degree. Not comparable with EU tertiary attainment, which includes short-cycle tertiary education and usually covers ages 25 to 64. Calculated from counts in ACS table B15003, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Johnson County, with 56.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Seward County, with 12.7% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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